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Read moreD.C. schools to invest $20 million in efforts to help black and Latino male students
By Michael Alison Chandler Article Submission D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson announced a plan Wednesday to invest $20 million in new support programs for black and Latino male students in the District, including opening an all-boys college
Read moreReport: Rep. Tammy Duckworth to announce Illinois Senate bid
By: Catalina Camia Article Reprint Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., reportedly will announce Monday that she will run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Republican Mark Kirk.
Read moreUNC Students: Why Are We Still Honoring A KKK Leader In 2015?
By: Tyler Kingkade Article Reprint Students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are renewing a push for the school to change the name of a building named after a 19th-century Ku Klux
Read moreGOP lawmaker: Air Force cadets must pledge to God because there is no ‘freedom from religion’
By: Eric W. Dolan Article Reprint A Republican congressman has introduced legislation that would force cadets at the Air Force’s Academy to say “so help me God” during their oaths every school year. He said
Read moreWoman held 8 days in NYC psych ward for saying Obama followed her on Twitter — even though he does
By: Scott Kaufman Article Reprint A Long Island woman was detained in a Harlem mental institution for eight days for claiming, among other things, that President Barack Obama followed her on Twitter — even though
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